From: Adam Flinton 

Robert Comer wrote:
>>If Microsoft didn't lie every time it opens it mouth to talk about its own
>>or its rivals products, they might produce more believable benchmarks. But
>>when MS funds an "independent" study, paper, benchmark,
or whatever, it
>>always turns out to be a sham.  Like the "grassroots"
effort uncovered by
>>the LA Times.
>
>
> To be fair, everyone that does these kinds of studies do the same thing to
> one degree or another.
>
> I don't believe any of these benchmarks, but you're right, I don't believe
> Microsoft's more.
>

The ones that humoured me were the .Net vs J2EE petstore ones done by the
guys who run theserverside.


What made me laugh was the sheer obviousness of the ummmm different methods involved.

Adam

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